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Iowa is located in the northern part of the central United States. It lies in the heart of the North American continent, in the region known as the Midwest. Iowa, with its fertile prairie lands and heavily agricultural economy devoted to raising grain and livestock, is often considered the typical Midwestern state. Des Moines is the state’s capital and largest city.

Iowa's farms sell over $10 billion worth of crops and livestock annually. Iowa leads the nation in all corn, soybean, and hog marketings, and comes in third in total livestock sales. Corn is the most important crop raised in the state. More than half of the annual corn crop is fed to livestock, particularly cattle and hogs. In addition, some corn is sold directly for making popcorn, breakfast cereals, and other foodstuffs, for making various kinds of livestock feed, and for whiskey distilling and other industrial purposes. Iowa produces a tenth of the nation's food supply, but the value of Iowa's manufactured products is twice that of its agriculture. Major industries are food and associated products, non-electrical machinery, electrical equipment, printing and publishing, and fabricated products. A 2006 real estate survey has estimated the population of Iowa at 2,982,334.

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Ames

    Hunziker & Associates, Realtors
     Dean E. Hunziker, Broker
    Phone: 515-233-4450
    E-mail: hunzikerRE@aol.com
    Areas serviced: Ames, Ankeny, Boone, Gilbert, Nevada, Story City, plus surrounding communities. We specialize in Relocation, residential/commercial, & New Construction.

Arnolds Park

    Keith Brockmeyer
     Carlson Real Estate
    Phone: 712-320-3405
    E-mail: carlsnre@rconnect.com
    Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa.... Okoboji, that is! For all your real estate needs, contact Keith Brockmeyer today!

Council Bluffs

    Bill Hartman
     Heartland Properties
    Phone: 1-800-856-2743
    E-mail: Billh6099@aol.com
    Serving Soutwest Iowa and Eastern Nebraska with residential and acreage sales. Over 500 families served since 1987. Call or e-mail for free relocation guide.

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Dubuque

    Gregory L. Reddick
     Ruhl-American Commercial Company
    Phone: 319-583-7483
    E-mail: gregr@ruhlamerican.com
    Serving commercial real estate needs in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and 47 other states. Primarily in Dubuque, Iowa and surrounding areas. Full service Commercial Brokerage.

Independence

    Kathy Cole
     Hughes Real Estate
    Phone: 319 334-7111
    E-mail: colekj@trxinc.com
    Serve 10 communities in this area. Independence - a town of 6,000 plus. Located between two large cities.

Iowa City

    Brian Kopf
     Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors
    Phone: 319-621-3599

    Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, Tiffin, Lone Tree, Riverside, Hills, Kalona, Wellman, Ainsworth, West Branch, Williamsburg, Swisher, Oxford, Washington.

Marion

    Ken Waterbeck
     Waterbeck Realty
    Phone: 319-377-9627
    E-mail: kwaterbeck@aol.com
    We service all around the Cedar Rapids, Marion area and have for over 20 years

Mason City

Dick Mathes
 Home Realty Group
Phone: 800-873-0885

Web Site: www.RelocationIowa.com
Realtor Dick Mathes, ABR, CCIM, CRB, CRS, GRI, in North Central Iowa for all your real estate needs is - The Right Choice. He can help you - Buying, Selling, or Relocating. Call... 800-873-0885.

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Sioux City

    Sue Raby-Struthers, Broker
    Re/Max of Siouxland
    Phone: (712) 277-8700
    E-mail: remaxsxlnd@aol.com
    Professional full time Realtors serving the Siouxland area including Sioux City, IA; Dakota Dunes, SD; So. Sioux City, NE; Sergeant Bluff, IA & surrounding areas. All licensed in Iowa, Nebraska, & South Dakota. Call us for info packet on the area.
More about Iowa

Soybeans, the state’s second most valuable crop in terms of cash sales, are a versatile crop with many uses on the farm and in industry. The bean and the oil extracted from it are used in making manufactured livestock feed, foodstuffs, and a wide range of industrial products. In addition, the soybean plant itself is used as hay in summer or as silage in winter. The soybean gives the Iowa farmer a high yield per acre, rivaling that of corn, and it provides one of the most nutritious livestock feeds. As a leguminous plant, it is also an important factor in crop rotation because it restores nitrogen to the soil.

Hay, grown throughout the state, includes alfalfa, red clover, and timothy. Oats are used in providing livestock feed and in making foodstuffs. They yield less per acre than corn, but they play an important part in crop rotation on Iowa farms. Other Iowa crops raised in smaller quantities are wheat, vegetables, and apples. The famous red delicious apple was first developed in Iowa.

Iowa ranks third among the states in the value of the livestock and livestock products, behind only Texas and California. A significant share of all the hogs marketed in the United States come from Iowa. Many of the cattle, hogs, and sheep processed in Sioux City and other Iowa slaughterhouses were originally shipped to the state from the West and Southwest. Iowa farmers fatten and finish the animals, often on a corn-rich diet, before sending them to market. Dairy cows are also raised on many farms. Iowa ranks among the leading milk-producing states. Most of the milk is used in making butter, cream, and dried milk; only a small fraction of the total is sold fresh or used in making cheese. Eggs, turkeys, and chickens are produced on many farms, some of which specialize in raising poultry.

In mineral production, Iowa ranks low among the states. Lead and zinc mining formerly were important in the state, but the lead and zinc deposits have been exhausted. The principal minerals produced are crushed stone, cement, sand and gravel, gypsum, coal, lime, and clays. Iowa is the second leading gypsum-producing state. Most of its output, often used in making plaster, comes from Webster and Des Moines counties. Large coal reserves underlie parts of southern Iowa, but production declined once it was no longer used to fuel locomotives and other consumers switched to oil or natural gas or to cleaner-burning coal from other states. Most of the coal mined is used as fuel in electric power plants.

Food processing and the production of industrial machinery, especially farm machinery, are Iowa’s leading industrial activities. In 1996 these two activities accounted for two-fifths of the total income generated by manufacturing in the state. The principal industrial cities are Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo, but industry is scattered in small centers throughout the state. Sioux City, which is a major center for meatpacking, has huge stockyards. Cedar Rapids is known for its breakfast cereals. Farm machinery is manufactured mainly at Des Moines and Davenport. Household appliances are made at Newton, and ball-point pens are produced at Fort Madison. Davenport also has a large aluminum rolling plant. Other Iowa plants make motor vehicle parts, motor homes, wood products, popcorn and other corn products, rotary pumps, air heating equipment, electronic components, and communication equipment.

Of the electricity generated in Iowa in 1999, 88 percent came from steam-driven power plants burning fossil fuels, mainly coal. Another 10 percent came from the state’s only nuclear power plant, the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Cedar Rapids, which began commercial operation in 1975. A small amount, just 2 percent, came from hydroelectric facilities. Most of the power plants are owned by private utilities.

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